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SweetCuteness · 08-23-2009, 08:31 PM

I bought some Innova small bites for him yesterday, and so far he loves it! I tried to mix 25% of the Innova with the Wellness to start switching him over, but he just picks out the Innova and leaves the Wellness, lol. So I have to be careful and watch him with it so he doesn't get sick.

He also started drinking a TON of water, and I didn't notice it as much until I started reading the replies and that some of your pups increased their water intake too. So I'm pretty convinced it's the protein that doesn't agree with him in the Wellness. I'll stick to lower protein in the future. Thanks everyone for all your input!

hugz4all4 · 08-24-2009, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladymom

Innova Evo is really high in fat, too. I've know dogs to pack on the pounds with that one. We had a Maltese on another forum develop high cholesterol from Evo.

this is one of the reasons why I took my dogs off from totw, they gained a ton of weight. Tucker gained almost 3 pounds in 6 weeks. My sheltie, who is now on a special diet to loose the wieght gained an unhealthy amount and I was feeding them the recommended amount on the bag. After they were on it for awhile they started pooping all the time, sometimes it was runny and they were going 7 times a day, they had terrible gas issues and thier coats all got dry and wiry. I havent tried a grain free/high protein food again. Im not sayint its a bad food, just didnt work for my dogs.
good luck finding something that works for your dog!!

Izzy Princess · 08-24-2009, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by SweetCuteness

I bought some Innova small bites for him yesterday, and so far he loves it! I tried to mix 25% of the Innova with the Wellness to start switching him over, but he just picks out the Innova and leaves the Wellness, lol. So I have to be careful and watch him with it so he doesn't get sick.

He also started drinking a TON of water, and I didn't notice it as much until I started reading the replies and that some of your pups increased their water intake too. So I'm pretty convinced it's the protein that doesn't agree with him in the Wellness. I'll stick to lower protein in the future. Thanks everyone for all your input!

That is exactly why my vet had me take Cosmo off the NV Instinct Chicken as it was so high in protein he was drinking so much water and being a puppy and going through potty training was a nightmare. Once our vet told us to keep the protein the the 24-30% area within a week or so I saw him drink less water which really helped with the potty training.

Izzy Princess · 08-24-2009, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by hugz4all4

this is one of the reasons why I took my dogs off from totw, they gained a ton of weight. Tucker gained almost 3 pounds in 6 weeks. My sheltie, who is now on a special diet to loose the wieght gained an unhealthy amount and I was feeding them the recommended amount on the bag. After they were on it for awhile they started pooping all the time, sometimes it was runny and they were going 7 times a day, they had terrible gas issues and thier coats all got dry and wiry. I havent tried a grain free/high protein food again. Im not sayint its a bad food, just didnt work for my dogs.
good luck finding something that works for your dog!!

Interesting..which TOTW were you feeding? I have Cosmo on the Pacific Stream and it's low in protein and fat.

hugz4all4 · 08-24-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Interesting..which TOTW were you feeding? I have Cosmo on the Pacific Stream and it's low in protein and fat.

I tried all 3 flavors, they wouldnt eat the pacific stream, they liked the fowl one the best so that is the one that I bought the most for them I did rotate with the bison one once in awhile for variety but it wasnt that often.

Britster · 08-24-2009, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by hugz4all4

this is one of the reasons why I took my dogs off from totw, they gained a ton of weight. Tucker gained almost 3 pounds in 6 weeks. My sheltie, who is now on a special diet to loose the wieght gained an unhealthy amount and I was feeding them the recommended amount on the bag. After they were on it for awhile they started pooping all the time, sometimes it was runny and they were going 7 times a day, they had terrible gas issues and thier coats all got dry and wiry. I havent tried a grain free/high protein food again. Im not sayint its a bad food, just didnt work for my dogs.
good luck finding something that works for your dog!!

Interesting. Jackson's been eating TOTW (Bison flavored one) for a week now with no issues as of yet.
I'll have to see if any arise because he really seems to like this food a lot. I'm still mixing with his Innova though.

mkbartz · 08-24-2009, 11:27 AM

We switched all three of our girls to Acana grain Free (they were on Wellness Core previously).

They seem to be really thriving on Acana--it is made by the same company that makes Orijen, but it has lower protien. We are really happy with it and noticed a different in their coats immediately!

Champion Petfoods | ACANA | Products - Puppy Small Breed

Everyonce in a while they get a tablespoon of Wellness Soft food mixed in with their dry food as a treat.

Izzy Princess · 08-24-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mkbartz

We switched all three of our girls to Acana grain Free (they were on Wellness Core previously).

They seem to be really thriving on Acana--it is made by the same company that makes Orijen, but it has lower protien. We are really happy with it and noticed a different in their coats immediately!

Champion Petfoods | ACANA | Products - Puppy Small Breed

Everyonce in a while they get a tablespoon of Wellness Soft food mixed in with their dry food as a treat.

This is a great food but it is not sold here in Ohio..I checked into it. I love the Orijen brand but too high in protein but this would have worked out great. It's not worth it to have it shipped because of shipping costs.

SweetCuteness · 08-29-2009, 04:14 PM

So Ferdinand has been eating the Innova small bites for a week now and his energy level is back up to what it was before, if not better. He also stopped drinking excessive water (he was drinking about twice as much as normal while he was eating the Wellness Core). I'm really happy with the Small Bites, and since the kibble is smaller he can eat it much easier than any other food hehas tried.

Thanks everyone for helping me find this great food! It makes me happy that he is back to his playful self.

MaddiesMommie · 08-29-2009, 07:24 PM

OK! It all makes sense now. We recently added a new furbaby. I wanted to switch Maddie to a food that was all stages so that I could feed them both the same thing. I switched to TOTW. Maddie recently went to the vet and weighed 11.3 lbs! THe baby, Cooper, began looking healthy and filling out.

08-23-2009, 08:31 PM	#16
SweetCuteness I <3 Ferdinand Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,444	I bought some Innova small bites for him yesterday, and so far he loves it! I tried to mix 25% of the Innova with the Wellness to start switching him over, but he just picks out the Innova and leaves the Wellness, lol. So I have to be careful and watch him with it so he doesn't get sick. He also started drinking a TON of water, and I didn't notice it as much until I started reading the replies and that some of your pups increased their water intake too. So I'm pretty convinced it's the protein that doesn't agree with him in the Wellness. I'll stick to lower protein in the future. Thanks everyone for all your input! __________________ Britta ...and Ferdinand too

08-24-2009, 11:27 AM	#22
mkbartz YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London, Ontario, canada Posts: 518	Acana We switched all three of our girls to Acana grain Free (they were on Wellness Core previously). They seem to be really thriving on Acana--it is made by the same company that makes Orijen, but it has lower protien. We are really happy with it and noticed a different in their coats immediately! Champion Petfoods \| ACANA \| Products - Puppy Small Breed Everyonce in a while they get a tablespoon of Wellness Soft food mixed in with their dry food as a treat.

08-29-2009, 04:14 PM	#24
SweetCuteness I <3 Ferdinand Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,444	So Ferdinand has been eating the Innova small bites for a week now and his energy level is back up to what it was before, if not better. He also stopped drinking excessive water (he was drinking about twice as much as normal while he was eating the Wellness Core). I'm really happy with the Small Bites, and since the kibble is smaller he can eat it much easier than any other food hehas tried. Thanks everyone for helping me find this great food! It makes me happy that he is back to his playful self. __________________ Britta ...and Ferdinand too

08-29-2009, 07:24 PM	#25
MaddiesMommie LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 4,060	OK! It all makes sense now. We recently added a new furbaby. I wanted to switch Maddie to a food that was all stages so that I could feed them both the same thing. I switched to TOTW. Maddie recently went to the vet and weighed 11.3 lbs! THe baby, Cooper, began looking healthy and filling out.